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Donations of needed items help us to better serve poor and homeless families:

For more information or to set up a drive, please call 813.209.1034 or email angie.pattison@metromin.org

If you would like to donate financially to provide an Everyday Box of Hope, your donation of $35 will provide a box of food to feed a family of four for two days.  Metropolitan Ministries provides emergency food boxes for 50-80 families per day all year long. Please click here to donate now or send your donation to 2002 N. Florida Avenue, Tampa, FL 33602.

Urgent Needs for Daily Food Boxes

  • Cereal
  • Peanut butter
  • Canned Fruit
  • Pasta
  • Mac-n-cheese
  • Canned beans
  • Canned Vegetables
  • Dry beans
  • Cake mix
  • Stuffing
  • Potatoes
  • Rice
  • Yams

Urgent Needs for Kit Full of Care (sample sizes needed)

  • Deodorant
  • Shampoo
  • Conditioner
  • Lotion
  • Shower Caps
  • Bar Soap
  • Toothbrush
  • Toothpaste
  • Mouthwash
  • Razor
  • Shaving Cream (small cans)
  • Feminine Care Products

 Furniture and clothing donations can be made at 2101 North Florida Avenue in Tampa. Donations are accepted on:

Mondays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

Call 813-209-1077 for after hours drop off.

Click here for a complete list of items we need.

Please help us preserve the dignity of the people we serve by only donating items that are in good, usable condition. We can not accept items that are damaged, soiled and/or in non-working condition. Thank You.

Non-Financial donations can be made at 2101 North Florida Avenue in Tampa. Donations are accepted on:

Mondays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Residential pick up is available for large furniture items in good condition only.

If you have large furniture items that are in good, usable condition, click here to schedule a residential pick up.

Thank you for understanding that we cannot accept the following items:

  • Alcohol or Alcohol-Based Products
  • Automobiles & Boats
  • Barbecue Grills
  • Binders (3-ring) With Logos
  • Bathroom & Household Fixtures
  • Built-In Dishwashers & Stoves
  • CRT Computer Monitors without the Computer
  • Computers that are not Pentium III processors or better
  • Copy Machines
  • Fluorescent Lights
  • Furniture Needing Reupholstering or Cleaning
  • Futons 
  • Gas Dryers
  • Household Chemicals
  • Kerosene Heaters
  • Magazines
  • Non-Working & Soiled Items
  • Open Paint Cans
  • Open Over-The-Counter Medications
  • Pianos 
  • Prescription Medicine
  • Propane
  • Water Beds

 


 
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